含苞待放：1953—1957年

????美國(guó)于1949年進(jìn)口了第一臺(tái)甲殼蟲，一開始銷售緩慢，到1951年也只售出390臺(tái)。當(dāng)時(shí)美國(guó)汽車廠商正在搞大干快上的戰(zhàn)術(shù)，車型幾乎一年一換代，反觀甲殼蟲的更新?lián)Q代卻相當(dāng)緩慢。

????在量產(chǎn)六年后，甲殼蟲的兩片式小車窗被一片稍大一些的橢圓型車窗所取代，后來又在1957年換成了一片更大的全幅車窗。在1958款甲殼蟲上，儀表盤經(jīng)過了重新設(shè)計(jì)，轉(zhuǎn)向燈也移到了擋泥板頂端。它沒有美國(guó)車當(dāng)時(shí)最流行的尾鰭，車身刷的是同一個(gè)顏色，也沒有備胎。

Early Beetles: 1953-1957

????The first Beetle was exported to the U.S. in 1949, and sales started slowly, reaching only 390 by 1951. While Detroit was still caught up in annual model changes, alterations to the Beetle came only slowly.

????After six years of production, the small two-piece window was replaced by a slightly larger single oval window. In 1957, an even larger full-width window was installed. For the 1958 model, the dashboard was redesigned, and the turn signals moved to the tops of the fenders. No tailfins, two-tone colors, or Continental spare tire kits.